Alpine 9835 VS. Pioneer 860

[Sachmo12345 10+ year member]

I am going to get a new head unit very soon and i am stuck between these two. I have been able to take a look at the 860 and it seems to be a really good head unit. I looked at the newer 9855 but i hated the glide touch feature. This brings me to the earlier model the 9835 without the glidetouch. Now my main concern is ease of navigating through through mp3 cds. any tips would be greatly appreciated.

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

There is NO comparison, 9835.

NG

 

[Fosgate Forever 10+ year member]

im with ngs alpine blows away pioneer in every aspec get the 9835 it has great manuerablitlity i have the 9815 only differnce is the 35 has a biolite display

 

[chadillac3 10+ year member]

9835 has stronger preouts as well.

 

[Hybrid90accord 10+ year member]

9835 has stronger preouts as well.

the 9835 has 4 volt pre-outs the 860 has 6.5 volt pre-outs....

 

[Sachmo12345 10+ year member]

do prevolts make a big difference i probably have very low volts with my faceplate i have now which is a Rockford Fosgate 9110

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Unless you have a major noise problem, no.

 

[chadillac3 10+ year member]

the 9835 has 4 volt pre-outs the 860 has 6.5 volt pre-outs....

I meant compared to the 9815 which didn't have the external DC-DC converter.

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Where do you find info about the 9835, I can't find any extensive info anywhere.

Edit: found some info. Hmm, the alpine only has a 5 band eq. Amping your speakers from the HU aside, what makes the 9835 better?

 

[slain93gsr 10+ year member]

at http://www.alpine-usa.com click on products and click on product models on the top of the page is the quick search you can access info on some of the older models.. you will not be able find it if you go with view all as its their 05 lineup......

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Where do you find info about the 9835, I can't find any extensive info anywhere.
Edit: found some info. Hmm, the alpine only has a 5 band eq. Amping your speakers from the HU aside, what makes the 9835 better?

A MUCH MUCH MUCH better internal active crossover, more features, better adjustability.

NG

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

at http://www.alpine-usa.com click on products and click on product models on the top of the page is the quick search you can access info on some of the older models.. you will not be able find it if you go with view all as its their 05 lineup......

Ohh, thanks man, couldnt find that.

A MUCH MUCH MUCH better internal active crossover, more features, better adjustability.
NG

So you're saying what comes out of the preouts is better quality also? And also, what frequencies are each band on the equalizer?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Who cares about internal equalitzation...

The more important part is the internal 3-way fully active xover. Fully adjustable frequencies and slopes, up to 24 dB/oct slopes. It's so great, also the Time Correction and Bass Focus adjustments are amazing.

NG

 

[Decado 10+ year member]

Who cares about internal equalitzation...
The more important part is the internal 3-way fully active xover. Fully adjustable frequencies and slopes, up to 24 dB/oct slopes. It's so great, also the Time Correction and Bass Focus adjustments are amazing.

NG

So...what are the frequencies in the xover then? And also, what are the frequencies in the eq, i'd still like to know.

 

[slain93gsr 10+ year member]

x over is something like this high range speaker hpf 1khz-20khz , mid range hpf 20hz -200hz, mid range lpf 20 hz - 20 khz.....low range lpf 20hz- 200hz ...0-24db slope ...0-12 db level